diff --git a/rattail/batch/pricing.py b/rattail/batch/pricing.py
index 3bd1c4171dd1afd1c9de5d526e990028b54f1c98..72ef8c0d77e3f7d53783b274fbba575450c72c36 100644
--- a/rattail/batch/pricing.py
+++ b/rattail/batch/pricing.py
@@ -48,11 +48,9 @@ class PricingBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
 
         def append(item, i):
             row = model.PricingBatchRow()
-            with session.no_autoflush:
-                row.product = item
-                row.upc = row.product.upc
-                batch.add_row(row)
-            self.refresh_row(row)
+            row.product = item
+            row.upc = row.product.upc
+            self.add_row(batch, row)
 
         assert self.progress_loop(append, batch.products, progress,
                                   message="Adding initial rows to batch")
diff --git a/rattail/batch/vendorcatalog.py b/rattail/batch/vendorcatalog.py
index bd835e8e90ee5a4426bf97a29622ddad1648245d..893441613d05f40623d1c5607471d3a15928e97a 100644
--- a/rattail/batch/vendorcatalog.py
+++ b/rattail/batch/vendorcatalog.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
@@ -80,14 +80,13 @@ class VendorCatalogHandler(BatchHandler):
         self.setup_populate(batch, progress=progress)
 
         def append(row, i):
-            batch.add_row(row)
-            self.refresh_row(row)
-            if i % 250 == 0:
+            self.add_row(batch, row)
+            if i % 5000 == 0:
                 session.flush()
 
         data = list(parser.parse_rows(path, progress=progress))
-        assert self.progress_loop(append, data, progress,
-                                  message="Adding initial rows to batch")
+        self.progress_loop(append, data, progress,
+                           message="Adding initial rows to batch")
 
     def identify_product(self, row):
         product = None